Edit Template

The Backstage template editor allows you to try out modifying the sample cluster template to create a new cluster template that suit the needs of the organization and developers.

1. In Backstage, click Create.
2. Click the actions icon (upper-right), then select Template Editor.
3. Click Edit Template Form.
4. Click the Load Existing Template field, then select the Create EKS Cluster template. Or chose one of the other cluster templates.
5. In the text editor, modify the settings for creating a cluster.
6. In the preview pane, test your modifications. For example, type a name and description for the cluster template. If the template has multiple steps, click Next Step.

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Example Cluster Template

parameters:
  - title: Component Details
    required:
      - name
      - description
    properties:
      name:
        title: Name
        type: string
        description: Unique name of the component
        ui:field: EntityNamePicker
        ui:autofocus: true
      description:
        title: Description
        type: string
        description: A description for the component
      owner:
        title: Owner
        type: string
        description: Owner of the component
        ui:field: OwnerPicker
        ui:options:
          allowedKinds:
            - Group
  - title: Choose a location
    required:
      - repoUrl
    properties:
      repoUrl:
        title: Repository Location
        type: string
        ui:field: RepoUrlPicker
        ui:options:
          allowedHosts:
            - github.com
steps:
  - id: create-cluster
    name: Create EKS Cluster
    action: rafay:create-aks-cluster
    input:
      project: 12345abcde
      name: ${{ parameters.name }}
      blueprint: minimal
      blueprintVersion: ""
      region: aws/us-west-2
      cloudProviderId: 54321edcba
      instanceType: m5.xlarge
      resourceGroupName: cluster-template
  - id: fetch
    name: Template Skeleton
    action: fetch:template
    input:
      url: ./skeleton
      values:
        name: ${{ parameters.name }}
        description: ${{ parameters.description }}
        destination: ${{ parameters.repoUrl | parseRepoUrl }}
        owner: ${{ parameters.owner }}
        clusterId: ${{ steps["create-cluster"].output.clusterId }}
  - id: publish
    name: Publish
    action: publish:github
    input:
      allowedHosts:
        - github.com
      description: This is ${{ parameters.name }}
      repoUrl: ${{ parameters.repoUrl }}
  - id: register
    name: Register
    action: catalog:register
    input:
      repoContentsUrl: ${{ steps.publish.output.repoContentsUrl }}
      catalogInfoPath: /catalog-info.yaml
output:
  links:
    - title: Repository
      url: ${{ steps.publish.output.remoteUrl }}
    - title: Open in catalog
      icon: catalog
      entityRef: ${{ steps.register.output.entityRef }}

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